when can i blow my nose after upper jaw surgery?

[Guest guest]

Hey everyone,

I can't remember when my doc said it would be okay to blow my nose. I

swear he said 10 weeks, but I'm thinking that he meant to say 10 days.

Thanks.

[Guest guest]

I was told not to blow my nose for a couple of weeks after surgery

(by the hospital), but when I mentioned it to my surgeon after a few

weeks, he said it was ok to blow, but to do it gently (like a wee

puff of air), and with the mouth open. I tried it, but it was not

effective at clearing anything out. It also felt really strange (if

you've had upper surgery - I had upper/lower/genio - you might have

had the same feeling, things are feel quite different around there,

hard to explain, could be the numbness, but it didn't feel exactly

stable).

I found the most effective strategy for me was to use q-tips and 25

hydrogen peroxide solution, to carefully, gently clean my nose out. I

did that for about 6 weeks or so, going through over 600 q-tips in

the process...

Hope that helps,

> Hey everyone,

>

> I can't remember when my doc said it would be okay to blow my

nose. I

> swear he said 10 weeks, but I'm thinking that he meant to say 10

days.

>

> Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Whooops - typos, that should read 2% hydrogen peroxide solution! you

can find it at any drugstore.

> I found the most effective strategy for me was to use q-tips and 25

> hydrogen peroxide solution, to carefully, gently clean my nose out.

[Guest guest]

i called my doctor two days, yes TWO DAYS, after my surgery b/c the

congestion was driving me crazy and he said i could blow gently. he

said that the reason its not good to blow your nose too hard is

because since your sinus cavities were opened during the surgery, you

can blow air into them and it puffs your cheeks out for a second. he

said its not dangerous, just scary when it happens. anyway, when he

gave me the okay i spent about 10 minutes slowly, gently blowing my

nose and it was the best feeling ever. i thought my brains were

going to blow out there was so much gunk. lol! but if you're still

uncertain, call your surgeon! i made several calls to him after my

surgery and his answering service even paged him for me a few times.

he was happy to answer any questions (i was afraid of getting on his

nerves). but if your doc's a good one, he shouldn't mind you calling

even for the slightest question.

> Hey everyone,

>

> I can't remember when my doc said it would be okay to blow my

nose. I

> swear he said 10 weeks, but I'm thinking that he meant to say 10

days.

>

> Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

My surgeon told me not to blow my nose at all because if you do a

clot might come out and a severe nose bleed may occur. It

eventually cleared up on it's own. It can be annoying for a while

but it all goes away in time. I also used q-tips and hydrogen

peroxide to clean my nostrils a little bit. I was probably blowing

my nose about a month ago or more and I had upper jaw surgery on

March 15th. 10 weeks is a little extreme I would think.... 10 days

might be right.

> Hey everyone,

>

> I can't remember when my doc said it would be okay to blow my

nose. I

> swear he said 10 weeks, but I'm thinking that he meant to say 10

days.

>

> Thanks.